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The optick glasse of humors, or, The touchstone of a golden temperature, or, The philosophers stone to make a golden temper : wherein the foure complections sanguine, cholericke, phligmaticke, melancholicke are succinctly painted forth and their externall intimates laid open to the purblind eye of ignorance itselfe, by which every one may iudge, of what complection he is, and answerably learne what is most sutable to his nature

Title: The optick glasse of humors, or, The touchstone of a golden temperature, or, The philosophers stone to make a golden temper : wherein the foure complections sanguine, cholericke, phligmaticke, melancholicke are succinctly painted forth and their externall intimates laid open to the purblind eye of ignorance itselfe, by which every one may iudge, of what complection he is, and answerably learne what is most sutable to his nature / by T.W., master of artes.
Author: Walkington, Thomas, -1621.
Publication: London : Printed for I. D[awson] and are to be sould by L. B[laiklock] ..., 1639.

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[22], 168 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill.; 15 cm. (8vo)

Alternative Title

Touchstone of a golden temperature.
Philosophers stone to make a golden temper.

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Note

Engraved title page.
Originally published: London : Printed by John Windent for Martin Clerke, 1607.
Name of printer and publisher from STC.
Signatures: [par.]⁸ A-L⁸ (-L8).
Illustrations: 2 prints : engraving ; full-page. Comprise engraved t.p. and engraved diagram with views of Oxford and Cambridge.
"To these I may associat & joyn our adulterat Nicotian or Tobaco ... which is the spirits incubus, that begets many ugly & deformed phantasies ..."--P. 105-107.

Indexed In (note)

STC (2nd ed.)

Call Number

Arents 94-333

LCCN

10082079

OCLC

NYPG94-B36194

Author

Walkington, Thomas, -1621.

Title

The optick glasse of humors, or, The touchstone of a golden temperature, or, The philosophers stone to make a golden temper : wherein the foure complections sanguine, cholericke, phligmaticke, melancholicke are succinctly painted forth and their externall intimates laid open to the purblind eye of ignorance itselfe, by which every one may iudge, of what complection he is, and answerably learne what is most sutable to his nature / by T.W., master of artes.

Imprint

London : Printed for I. D[awson] and are to be sould by L. B[laiklock] ..., 1639.

Indexed In:

STC (2nd ed.) 24969

Local Note

Binding: 19th-century blind-stamped brown calf, gilt.

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Added Title

Touchstone of a golden temperature.

Philosophers stone to make a golden temper.

Research Call Number

Arents 94-333

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